“Delicious thought,” cried Mary Lee.
“You will be able to take a walking tour up the mountain, sleeping out in the open in order to be on hand to see the sunrise.”
“Capital idea!” This from Nan. “What else?”
“Oh, you can roam the woods, read, play games, drive, do anything that comes to hand.”
“Shall we sleep in tents?” asked Jack.
“You girls will, though I believe there are two or three cabins; your mother and I will occupy one.”
“Shall we have good things to eat?” asked Jean a little anxiously.
“Miss Stewart says so. Miss Marshall takes a real Southern cook from here, so we can count on hot bread at least. Plenty of fresh milk and butter are provided, vegetables from neighboring farms and fruit, too, so that it sounds most alluring.”
“I should say it did,” returned Mary Lee. “It is the very nicest thing possible. I am crazy about it, and it will do us all so much good to live out-of-doors, mother especially. When do we start, Aunt Helen?”
“The camp opens the first of July, but I think we shall start on somewhat earlier than that and take a week in Portland. It will be a good centre for some excursions and we shall enjoy a short stay there, I am sure.”